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01 Record

CVE-2023-36897

Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score8.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

02 Description

Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
1.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 76.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-10.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-08-08 17:08Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-08-10 15:11Z2 MO AGO
Reserved
2023-06-27
Assigning CNA
microsoft
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
96a10e098cd57b6afde42e1f97c79c89902b3d67c9337646ced0e80a499b8183

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201919.0.0 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC 202116.0.1 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.217.2.0 to < 17.2.18—
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.417.4.0 to < 17.4.10—
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.617.6.0 to < 17.6.6—
MicrosoftVisual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime10.0.0 to < 10.0.60910—

06 References